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Year of the blog: Day #18 - Balance

January 20th, 2018

Day #18


"Sometimes over-thinking and over-trying in life actually makes things more difficult and confusing."

Balance isn't a one-time thing. 
We don't simply achieve balance in life. We don’t have the ability to press pause, or auto-pilot, and it'll be smooth sailing from there on in. We achieve balance for a short period of time, then something (or someone) will come and knock us off course, and that's life. 
Sometimes over-thinking, and over-trying in life actually makes things more difficult and confusing. There's a charm to simplicity, so one of the best ways I've found to achieve balance a bit more often, is to be holding onto a lot less garbage. We'll be better off shedding ourselves of excess baggage of regrets, negative thoughts, and energy draining people. That will free up some room for more important things, as well as make life feel a bit lighter. 
The world is going to continue to turn regardless of what we’re doing with our lives, so if we want to do our best, we just have to keep turning with it. When "shit hits the fan", curling up into the fetal position and blaming the universe will do very little to help our cause.

- M

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